Brake Upgrades
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Brake Upgrades
Hello everyone I have 54,000 on my wife's c300 and we have been through 4 sets of brake pads since buying this car new. Does anyone know of some better brake pad upgrades that we can have better performance and life from?
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Another round of ICE
In any event, lots of folks here are happily using Akebono EUR. The part numbers for many C Classes are 1340/1341, but check their site for your specific model. They are sold at reasonable prices on Amazon. And, you can toss out any wheel cleaner you may have....these are amazingly dustless.
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2008 c300
Does anyone know if Hawk or Porterfield make brake pads for our cars "c300"?. Usually I order from TireRack but they only have the Akebono pads.
**UPDATE Found what I was looking for.
http://porterfield-brakes.com/keySearch.php
**UPDATE Found what I was looking for.
http://porterfield-brakes.com/keySearch.php
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I have used many different brands and types of pads on my cars over the years, and now buy only Akebono. They are dust free, quiet, rotor friendly, and offer excellent performance.
I have also used different types of high performance pads, and like high performance tires, are a topic for interesting conversation, and will add to a list of modifications, but in reality, offer very little to 98% of the drivers.
I have also used different types of high performance pads, and like high performance tires, are a topic for interesting conversation, and will add to a list of modifications, but in reality, offer very little to 98% of the drivers.
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If you ever have a chance to follow your wife in traffic, keep an eye on the brake lights. There are those who perhaps unintentionally press the brake pedal at times when not needed/desired. That could be one way to grind down even Akebono brakes.
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Absolutely agree. That is excessive pad consumption. It is most likely driver related.
Be tactful when telling the better half this.
Be tactful when telling the better half this.
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Or better yet, try to work it out where someone else tells her...wives/girlfriends to husbands/boyfriends seem to be like teenagers are to parents...always wrong...
If someone else just happens to note a bad habit and mentions it, it may go over better...
Oh yeah, if she is a "two footed" driver, that should explain it pretty easily.
If someone else just happens to note a bad habit and mentions it, it may go over better...
Oh yeah, if she is a "two footed" driver, that should explain it pretty easily.
